Congreso de 1816
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Congreso de 1816 is the historic Argentine assembly that declared the country’s independence from Spain in 1816.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Argentine political institution
ⓘ
constituent assembly ⓘ historic legislative assembly ⓘ |
| adopted | Acta de la Declaración de la Independencia Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
to give the United Provinces a definitive political organization
ⓘ
to secure international recognition of independence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Congreso de Tucumán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congress of 1816 NERFINISHED ⓘ Congress of Tucumán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Día de la Independencia (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorationDate | July 9 ⓘ |
| consideredFormOfGovernment |
monarchy
ⓘ
republic ⓘ |
| continuedUnder | Supreme Director Juan Martín de Pueyrredón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Supreme Director Ignacio Álvarez Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declared | Independence of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| declaredIndependenceFrom |
Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1820-02-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Constituent Congress of 1824–1827 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldInBuilding | Casa Histórica de Tucumán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceDeclarationDate | 1816-07-09 ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalNature | sovereign representative assembly ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | San Miguel de Tucumán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOutcome |
affirmation of sovereignty of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
ⓘ
formal declaration of independence from Spain ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Argentine War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of Independence in Spanish America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Asamblea del Año XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentAtIndependenceDeclaration | Francisco Narciso de Laprida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (former colonial entity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedRegion |
Buenos Aires
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catamarca NERFINISHED ⓘ Córdoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Jujuy NERFINISHED ⓘ La Rioja NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Salta NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis NERFINISHED ⓘ Santiago del Estero NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucumán NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Peru provinces (some seats not present) ⓘ |
| secretaryAtIndependenceDeclaration | Juan José Paso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | deputies of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| significance | marked the birth of Argentina as an independent nation ⓘ |
| startDate | 1816-03-24 ⓘ |
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